Does drawing from an already drawn picture increases drawing skills?

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Does drawing from an already drawn picture increases drawing skills?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: If you keep at it and learn new techniques, yes. What you're trying for is accuracy; the subject doesn't matter. Drawing ANYTHING will increase skills... whether you draw an already existent picture or your pencil box, in the end, they're both lifeless, motionless objects for you to copy.